Day 87: 1/29/18 - C Day: Note Taking Strategies & Harry Potter Ch 1

Good day 6th Graders,      

       Today we will begin unit 3, Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Fictional Texts. We will be reading Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, and Miss W. will begin taking over the classroom instruction. I hope you all show her what wonderful, respectful, responsible, hard working students you are.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Find your Hogwarts House Table and have a seat
2. Write your homework down in your agenda
Homework:

• Finish reading ch 1 of HP & the C.O.S. 
• Choose 1 note taking strategy & use it to take notes on ch 1
• Get Grade Report Signed (This will be counted as a HW Grade)

Agenda

1. Video & Discussion about Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone
2. Note Taking Strategies
3. Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets - Ch 1

Activity #1

Discuss Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
-What do you know about the first book?
-What do you think is important to know about the first book in order to understand the second book?
-What would you like to know about the first book?
-What predictions could you make about the second book?

Activity #2

What are some different ways we can take notes?

Please take out your Interactive Notebook and flip to the next available page. 

1. Make a title page for Unit 3 and put a new sticky tab in.

2. On the next page we will be taking notes on how to take notes.

3. You will use these notes for your homework assignment.

Activity #3

Everyone will be getting a copy of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. We will then begin reading Chapter 1 out-loud and you will be using a new note taking strategy on your next notebook page for Chapter 1. 

RTI - C Day 1/29/18

Guided Reading Book Clubs

Goal: To read fictional texts for enjoyment and discuss them with a group of our peers in order to improve our comprehension .

Standards:

RL6.1 - Cite Textual Evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text

RL6.3 - Describe how a particular story's plot unfolds in a series of events as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution

• Reading Strategies: 
• Predicting & Questioning
• Literary Elements: 
• Characterization & Setting

Key Questions:

• Where and when does the story take place? How does the setting influence the story?
• What do you know about the main character? How? 
• Based on what they do
• Based on what they say
• Based on their thoughts
• Based on what others say about the character
• What Predictions can you make?
• What questions do you have?